Before the Ohio Election Fraud, this blog was entitled "Fairness". Since November 2, 2004, a day that will live in infamy, this blog has been devoted exclusively to fighting the crimes committed against the citizens of Ohio, and against our American way of life, in the 2004 "election".

September 28, 2014

On September 16, 2014, Susan Truitt passed away at the young age of 56,
finally succumbing in her long struggle with breast cancer.

I have no words to say what a special person she was.

I knew her from her being the sparkplug who ignited the firestorm after
the Ohio election fraud of 2004, culminating in the historic January 6,
2005, Joint Session of Congress.

Her passionate testimony in December, 2004, about irregularities and
fraud in the Ohio election before the House Judiciary Committee
Democrats, led by Congressman John Conyers, helped form the basis of the
Conyers Report, which was the trigger for the Joint Session.

I participated and marched with her at the rallies on January 6, 2005,
in Washington DC, and watched the Joint Session with her, on TV from
Senator Barbara Boxer's office, Senator Boxer being the Senator whose
solitary Senate vote forced the Joint Session to take place.

Without Susan, the movement would not have had the spirit and perseverance that it had.

November 07, 2012

Late last night, after Obama took Ohio, Karl Rove was on
Fox News, doggedly refusing to concede. He insisted that Ohio was
still in play, as Romney was going to win in Hamilton
County—where the votes were “counted” on machines made and
maintained by Hart InterCivic, a company effectively controlled
by Romney’s family. (The same machines were also used in Williams
County.)

So it’s not surprising that the GOP’s Lord Voldemort foresaw an “upset victory” in that county. It is surprising
that he said it on Fox News, and when the game was obviously
lost, so that a sudden Romney “victory” in Ohio would have
seemed especially suspicious—even in the eyes of Rove’s old
allies on Fox News (or those not in the loop).

November 06, 2012

Nearly 1000 voters forced to vote provisional in a single Franklin county precinct
by Gerry Bello and Nicole Ware
November 6, 2012
A Democratic county poll worker has estimated that over the course of
Election Day, one thousand registered voters will be forced to vote
provisionally in a single predominantly African American precinct in
Franklin County. Discrepancies between voter ID and information in the
official database, possibly caused by the June changes to BMV
registration software, may have disenfranchised up to three-fourths of
the 35th ward's voters.

As Americans by the tens of millions go to the polls tomorrow, will their votes
be accurately counted?

Yesterday, Robert Fitrakis took action to protect the voting rights of 4.2
million Ohio voters, and by extension, of all voters. Fitrakis, a Green Party
congressional candidate and professor of political science, filed a lawsuit in
federal court to stop the last minute reprogramming of voting machines used by
80% of Ohio voters.

That's right. In the final weeks of this
election, Ohio Secretary of State Husted authorized the installation of a
"software patch" that has never been publicly evaluated.
This tampering with Ohio voting machines is a violation of federal law. And it
is deeply troubling.

We are proud of the role Bob and other Greens are playing here. He and we are
fighting for the right to vote, not just for votes. And that lawsuit will be
heard in court first thing tomorrow morning.

Greens have done this before. After all, it was our 2004 presidential nominee,
David Cobb, was the one who stood up for voters and filed for the presidential
recount in Ohio, an essential step that led to the conviction of Ohio election
officials and substantial improvements in election procedure.

We are watching Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, Virginia, Florida, and other states
again. And we are acting.

We urge you to join us and many notables in signing the No More Stolen
Elections! pledge of action. Sign it right now.

Our campaign strongly supports this voting rights struggle. On Friday, we
rallied with Ohioans in front of their state capitol. And today, Jill appeared
at the National Press Club in support of the Ohio lawsuit. The press is taking
notice: already over 500 media organizations have reported on it.

Finally, tonight we are thinking
about our many friends and family members throughout the Mid Atlantic states.
We urge you to support the independent, democratic relief efforts
organized via Occupy - http://interoccupy.net/occupysandy/

This proprietary software allows vote tabulation numbers to be wirelessly
sent to the Ohio Secretary of State's office. Four million Ohio
voters - that is 80% - depend on these machines to accurately report
their vote. Now, those votes will be initially reported via an easily
intercepted wireless transmission.

Together with Free Press and other key advocates,
we released the news about the lawsuit at a press conference just now
at the National Press Club in D.C.. Fitrakis Skyped-in to the press
conference and gave us the latest. He called on everyone, "concerned
about our democracy to call the Ohio Secretary of State's office
and demand the removal of this suspicious software."

Please do it right now. Call the Ohio Secretary of
State's office at 1-877-767-6446

With the clock ticking, every hour brings new
reports of serious voting rights violations. We can't wait. We
need your financial support and personal pledge so that we are
ready to respond.

URGENT ACTION NOTICE

Want to fight voter suppression and vote tampering on Election Day?
Here are some things anyone can do on Election Day:
Document any of these things and let the Free Press know during the day or immediately after the polls close:
1) Do all machines work at the beginning of the day? Were there any problems getting them to work?
2) Did any technicians come in to do any "service" on the machines during the day?
3) Are people being turned away from voting for any reason? Are many
people made to vote provisionally for any reason? How many? What are the
reasons?
4) Are there any people hanging around wearing suits, not identifying
themselves, or challengers intimidating people, challenging their right
to vote, or otherwise interfering with voters? Please take photos of
them and their automobile license plates.
5) Lists of who voted are posted at 11am and 4pm at polling sites. Do those numbers match the print-out at the end of the night?
6) VERY IMPORTANT: At close of polls, the pollworkers are required to
print out and post the results on the outside of the door for the public
to view. Document through a photo and/or write down the final polling
site results: how many people voted, who they voted for. READ MORE AND TAKE ACTION!

Who Counts in Ohio?
by Bob Fitrakis
Investigative reporter Bob Fitrakis tells what he and the FreePress.org
team have found about Romney's links to the electronic voting machine
company that will be counting and tabulating votes in Hamilton County, a
key swing county and swing state Ohio.
COMPLETE ARTICLE

Will Your Vote Even Get Counted?
by Sheila Parks
In next week’s presidential elections women could, in effect, lose
ownership of their bodies if the Romney-Ryan ticket, with its hard right
stance wins. Even if Romney loses it will be a sad day for women in
some quarters if candidates such as Akin and Mourdock, with their
frightening, absurdist and fundamentalist leanings, are successful. COMPLETE ARTICLE

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

This blog is devoted to evidence, investigation, litigation, and prosecution regarding the Ohio election of 2004, especially on issues of fraud, disenfranchisement, voter suppression, vote machine tampering, and recount obstruction.

We welcome submissions of information relating to : (a) evidence, (b) legal documents,
(c) news of legal events, (d) announcements of upcoming legal and informational events, and (e) scholarly analysis and commentary upon evidence relating to the Ohio election of 2004. These should be
emailed to me.
Thanks.
Ray